"I've been promoted!"
Gao Fuxuan blinked, a smile involuntarily spreading across his face.
Ye Feng heard this and asked with some confusion, "Promoted? Promoted to what?"
"He was the deputy mayor before, what else could he be promoted to?" Zhao Zhongren said from the side.
"What? You don't mean..."
Ye Feng was stunned at first, then suddenly realized.
No wonder Zhao Zhongren had been calling Gao Fuxuan "Mayor Gao" before. Ye Feng had thought he had misheard or Zhao Zhongren had misspoke.
However, just as Ye Feng was about to speak, Gao Fuxuan interrupted him.
Gao Fuxuan made a shushing gesture and said, "Shh, there are too many people here. Keep it low-key, keep it low-key!"
"Damn, that's great! Congratulations, congratulations!" Ye Feng congratulated him repeatedly, extremely excited.
Gao Fuxuan chuckled and said, "This is all thanks to you. I wanted to treat you to a meal last month to properly thank you, but they said you were out studying!"
Ye Feng suddenly understood. He had been in seclusion at that time, so it was no wonder he didn't know about Gao Fuxuan's promotion.
However, Ye Feng was puzzled as to why he was thanking him. What did this have to do with him?
"Why are you thanking me?" Ye Feng asked, confused.
Gao Fuxuan responded with a mysterious smile, "Heh heh, you played a big part in my election this time. I won't say more about the specifics!"
Ye Feng looked at his secretive demeanor and didn't press further, as it was likely classified information.
"Alright! In that case, let's have a few more drinks!" Ye Feng said.
Gao Fuxuan burst into laughter, "Good! Come, cheers! Haha!"
Thus, the three of them drank heartily and were very happy.
Halfway through the drinks, Zhao Zhongren said, "Brother Ye, I'm truly sorry today for letting you encounter such a situation at my company!"
"It's fine! If I hadn't encountered this, I probably wouldn't have gotten the fifty percent discount! So I should thank you!" Ye Feng smiled.
However, Zhao Zhongren said, "No, no, no, I should be thanking you. If it weren't for you, our Dongxing Real Estate wouldn't have become the leading real estate company in Dongchuan City!"
This statement left Ye Feng bewildered, and he asked, "What do you mean? Why are you thanking me again?"
At this moment, Gao Fuxuan quietly whispered something into Ye Feng's ear.
After hearing it, Ye Feng was greatly surprised. It turned out that after Gao Fuxuan took office, Kang Wenbo's real estate company was directly ruined.
Dongxing Real Estate then seized the opportunity and rose to become the leading real estate company.
"So that's how it is! It seems a lot has happened in the few months I was away studying!" Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh.
Zhao Zhongren said, "Haha! Yes! So I should be thanking you!"
"Hey! Let's stop thanking each other and have a few more drinks!" Ye Feng raised his glass to them.
About two hours later, the three returned to Dongxing Real Estate Company. By then, all the procedures had been completed for Ye Feng, and all that was left was for him to sign.
Finally, Ye Feng signed without hesitation.
After all, the chairman of their Dongxing Group was right here. Ye Feng didn't believe these people could still set any traps for him.
After signing and paying the money, Ye Feng left in good spirits.
Since he had been drinking, Ye Feng couldn't drive and had to call Chen Xiaoyue to pick him up.
The next day, Ye Feng immediately brought his mother over.
When his mother saw such a large house, she was stunned.
"Son, how much did such a high-end villa cost!" his mother asked blankly.
Ye Feng replied with a smile, "It wasn't cheap, only a little over five million!"
"Over five million, really? Are you sure you're not lying to your mother!"
His mother was a little disbelieving, as the house really didn't look like it could be bought for five million.
Ye Feng nodded, "It's true. I know the owner of this real estate company, and he gave me a bit of a discount!"
However, if Zhao Zhongren heard this, he would probably exclaim, "That's more than a bit of a discount, it's practically giving away millions for free!"
"Good, good, good! It's good that you bought it! We'll have to call Feifei to see if she likes it!" his mother said happily.
Ye Feng was speechless upon hearing this.
He knew that his mother asking him to buy a house wasn't for his own enjoyment, but just an excuse.
Her true intention was to have Ye Feng marry Xiao Feifei sooner.
"Mom! I know!" Ye Feng said helplessly.
His mother continued, "By the way, how is your career going?"
Seeing that his mother wasn't continuing the previous topic, Ye Feng breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Oh, it's going well! I recently started a small aquaculture company, and it should earn tens of millions a year!"
"That's good! Look, your career is stable, and you've bought a house, isn't it time to get married!" his mother suddenly said, changing the subject.
Ye Feng had thought his mother wouldn't bring up the topic again, but she had made such a sharp turn that Ye Feng hadn't even reacted.
Ye Feng didn't know how to respond, so he said, "Uh, uh, you stay here first. I have something to do, so I'll be going now!"
Ye Feng didn't want to discuss marriage and quickly made an excuse to leave.
However, a few days later, his mother told Ye Feng that she wasn't used to living there and wanted to return to Haidao Village.
She also said that she would move in with them later when Ye Feng got married.
This made Ye Feng speechless, but there was nothing he could do. He knew that his mother was truly lonely staying in this unfamiliar city every day.
In Haidao Village, at least she had neighbors to chat and talk with.
Therefore, Ye Feng didn't object and let her do as she pleased.
In the following days, after finishing his company matters, Ye Feng returned to the waters of Luanshi Island.
One morning, Ye Feng woke up early.
He sat by the sea, quietly watching the sunrise, feeling the sea breeze blow, which was extremely refreshing.
The waters of Luanshi Island were peaceful and serene. Half of the sun had just emerged from the horizon, and its warm rays shone on Luanshi Island, making it incredibly enjoyable.
This environment was simply an ideal paradise.
Looking at this scene, Ye Feng couldn't help but sigh, "With such a good environment, it would be a shame not to develop a resort or something!"
After taking a deep breath of the fresh morning air, Ye Feng slowly walked towards his aquaculture enclosures.
Since he had domesticated sharks and orcas to form the Shark Guard and the Orca Guard, there had been no more shark or orca attacks in the waters of Luanshi Island.
Now, with over twenty great white sharks and over twenty orcas taking turns on guard duty, basically no large marine creatures could enter the waters of Luanshi Island.
As a result, the workers could better raise the fish and shrimp for him every day, allowing them to grow at an incredible speed.
Ye Feng walked into the aquaculture enclosures and looked at the Australian emperor crabs that had grown to about eight pounds. He estimated that they were almost ready to be brought to market.
"When I go to the city next time, I'll bring a few to Feifei to see how the meat quality and efficacy are!" Ye Feng muttered to himself.
After inspecting all the aquaculture enclosures, Ye Feng returned to the shore.
With nothing else to do, Ye Feng suddenly thought of something and said, "Right, it's time to clean up those shipwrecks at the bottom of the sea..."